KanKleen Facility Services care about the environment and is committed to continuous improvement to reduce, re-use, recycle and create sustainable solutions:

Transport

We use public transport wherever possible.

• Wherever possible, public transport will be used to attend meetings.
• Wherever possible, we will use car share to travel to and from clients, home and to work.

Energy

We conserve energy wherever possible.

• All electricity sourced from 100% renewable sources.
• Computer systems will be set to save as much energy as possible
• Appliances and computers are turned off when not in use.
• Rechargeable batteries are used for all battery-powered appliances.
• Offices are double-glazed throughout, and doors and windows closed except when ventilation is required.

Waste minimisation and recycling

We reduce, re-use and recycle waste.

• Re-sell or Re-use all wood chippings, logs and organic materals
• Recycle waste - paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, tin, aluminium, IT and electrical equipment.
• Return printer cartridges to suppliers for re-use and support charity toner appeals.
• Reduce printing and paper waste through monitoring systems.
• Re-use printed paper for internal work.
• Minimise paper use by storing information digitally rather than paper files.
• We investigate the environmental performance of our suppliers, and wherever financially viable give preference to suppliers with the least environmental impact.

 General

We also:

• Ensure all employees know and understand the policy and what is expected of them.
• Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and government guidance.
• Constantly seek to improve our environmental performance through monitoring systems, target setting, annual reports and policy reviews.
• Have an Environmental Officer to oversee this.